Paragliding
Constantiaberg West
Cape Town, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
32 km/h WNW · not flyable
Best window this week
Fri 23 · 11h00 · 🤔 1 stars · 788m tops
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Constantiaberg West.
▸Detailed forecast table
| Time | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 20Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) |
| 08h | — | 294 | 10 NW | 17 WNW | 20 WNW | 783 | 1.0 | 19% | 71% | 12.6 | 7.5 | 0 | 1018 |
| 11h | — | 946 | 21 NW | 26 NW | 32 NW | 1190 | 2.0 | 0% | 93% | 13.7 | 7 | 0 | 1016 |
| 14h | — | 957 | 29 WNW | 42 WNW | 50 NW | 1192 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 13.9 | 7.7 | 0 | 1013 |
| 17h | — | 748 | 34 WNW | 48 WNW | 55 WNW | 1028 | 2.0 | 61% | 65% | 12.2 | 9 | 0 | 1013 |
| Wed 21🌧 Rain · Fog | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) |
| 08h | — | 235 | 25 NW | 24 NW | 24 NW | 243 | 0.0 | 37% | 4% | 14.4 | 14 | 4 | 1013 |
| 11h | — | 610 | 33 WNW | 46 WNW | 52 WNW | 1078 | 1.0 | 100% | 13% | 14 | 13.7 | 1 | 1013 |
| 14h | — | 928 | 32 WNW | 45 WNW | 50 WNW | 1303 | 2.0 | 100% | 31% | 14.6 | 13.4 | 2 | 1013 |
| 17h | — | 438 | 29 WNW | 39 WNW | 41 WNW | 839 | 1.0 | 100% | 10% | 13.4 | 13.1 | 1 | 1013 |
| Thu 22Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) |
| 08h | — | 235 | 17 WSW | 25 WSW | 27 W | 821 | 1.0 | 100% | 17% | 13.4 | 10.8 | 1 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 917 | 21 WSW | 26 W | 30 W | 1308 | 2.0 | 100% | 30% | 13.1 | 9.7 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | — | 1,179 | 23 WSW | 27 WSW | 32 WSW | 1478 | 3.0 | 75% | 99% | 15.5 | 9.7 | 0 | 1020 |
| 17h | — | 899 | 18 SW | 22 WSW | 26 WSW | 1190 | 2.0 | 85% | 99% | 13.8 | 10 | 0 | 1020 |
| Fri 23Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) |
| 08h | — | 235 | 10 ENE | 12 ENE | 13 ENE | 347 | 1.0 | 0% | 75% | 14.5 | 8.9 | 0 | 1022 |
| 11h | 🤔 | 788 | 7 W | 4 N | 10 NNE | 1075 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 21.4 | 8.8 | 0 | 1022 |
| 14h | — | 637 | 15 WNW | 16 NW | 16 NNW | 861 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 22 | 7.9 | 0 | 1020 |
| 17h | 🤔 | 310 | 11 W | 13 W | 15 WNW | 535 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 20 | 7.4 | 0 | 1019 |
| Sat 24Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) |
| 08h | — | 41 | 8 SSE | 7 SSE | 8 SSE | 73 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.5 | 11.9 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 41 | 14 SW | 12 WSW | 14 WSW | 71 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.7 | 12.4 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 41 | 39 S | 37 S | 37 S | 149 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 18.3 | 12.7 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 41 | 35 SSE | 37 SSE | 39 SSE | 202 | 0.0 | 0% | 85% | 18.8 | 12.5 | 0 | 1016 |
| Sun 25Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) |
| 08h | — | 41 | 62 SE | 65 SE | 59 ESE | 205 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.6 | 12.5 | 0 | 1016 |
| 11h | — | 41 | 56 SE | 60 SE | 58 SE | 247 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 41 | 51 SE | 59 SE | 59 SE | 310 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 18.8 | 13.6 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 41 | 59 SE | 72 SE | 74 SE | 360 | 0.0 | 0% | 79% | 17.8 | 13.8 | 0 | 1019 |
| Mon 26Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) |
| 08h | — | 135 | 34 SSE | 39 SE | 44 SE | 470 | 1.0 | 88% | 100% | 16.8 | 14.8 | 0 | — |
| 11h | — | 353 | 39 SSE | 42 SE | 42 SE | 626 | 1.0 | 77% | 100% | 18.2 | 14.7 | 0 | — |
| 14h | — | 334 | 43 SE | 47 SE | 46 SE | 600 | 1.0 | 52% | 97% | 18.8 | 14.4 | 0 | — |
| 17h | — | 178 | 43 SE | 48 SE | 53 SE | 431 | 1.0 | 44% | 88% | 18.1 | 14.4 | 0 | — |
A thermic site on the Constantiaberg massif above the Tokai forest and Cape Town's southern suburbs, reached only after a long walk from limited vehicle access.
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Licence required: Advance Grade licence for paragliding (Basic-licence pilots only under supervision); B grade for hang gliding (no A-licence sign-offs) — some Silvermine launches require C grade.
Access needs prior permission from SAFCOL as well as TMNP, via the cyclists' car park near Tokai Manor House — collect the gate key from the attendant, then drive to a point on the mast road about a kilometre before the mast, overlooking Hout Bay. Maximum two vehicles, none left unattended; pilots should be dropped off rather than parking along the road, and vehicle access is time-restricted around hiker traffic. No night flying, no damaging vegetation. (Per the Oct 2004 TMNP EMP — confirm current requirements with SAHPA/TMNP.)
Hazards & cautions
Watch for berg-wind conditions — don't fly in strong or gusty wind.
Launch & landing
Launch from a bend in the road about a kilometre before the radio mast overlooking Hout Bay (west side), or from the crest above the last bend below the mast (east side) — roughly 700m above the valley (850m ASL, 1200m ceiling). Land on Hout Bay beach (west) or at the school field beside Tokai Manor House (east), avoiding the vineyards, golf estate, and any fields used for horses.
Access
Vehicle access to the mast requires prior arrangement and a gate key; a 4x4 or diff-lock vehicle is preferred for the climb. On foot, the walk in from the end of the Noordhoek access road takes over an hour.
Background
Roughly 20km recorded via Devil's Peak to La Med (Allen).
Flying conditions
Wind recommendation
W
Flyable directions
WSW, W, WNW
Wind speed range
0–18 km/h
Air School training site
Not used for Air School training
Quick facts
- Grade
- Sport
- Region
- Cape Town
- Distance from Cape Town
- 14 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -34.0478°S, 18.3877°E
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